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<<On Sun, 23 Apr 2000 23:33:00 -0400 (EDT), I made the following
cryptic remark:

> Some drivers are kind enough to tell is without needing to test.

What I meant to say is:

Some hardware is kind enough to tell us whether the packet matched our
address, so that a software comparison is unnecessary.

-GAWollman



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